What are your thoughts on AROM?

HATE it as a method of induction. Seems to be the preferred method in my area "AROM/PIT" is the norm. Also hate it as a method of "speeding" up labor. It isn't proven to work. Personally, I wish our OB's would get over the whole thing already, lol.

AROM's are pretty common in my hospital. It seems like we have SROM's that start labor, OR we have labor where pt. comes to the hospital and then gets an AROM. Docs do it sooner than midwives. It is supposed to speed labor, which is popular with docs and moms both, but the evidence shows it's not by much. I wish providers would look at that evidence. I know it's harder on the moms, and I've heard it's harder on the baby.

Wish they'd leave it alone, or at least wait until good & active in labor... but our MD's do it ASAP if they are around.

Some say it can really pick labor. If it is done it should not be done until the baby is engaged.